Daily Archives: June 10, 2012

We drove up, parked the RV, and walked up, just as it made it’s grand eruption: Old Faithful! We were finally in Yellowstone!

The crowd around Old Faithful

And yes, we did arrive just as Old Faithful erupted; it was actually pretty incredible timing. My sisters and my dad and I then proceeded to walk around the geysers near Old Faithful, which were really cool. They’re all boiling and bubbling and steaming, and the water is so clear! (One of these, it the picture taken above of Doublet Pool.) However, it smelled. Like sulfur. Which, if any of you know what that smells like, is exactly like rotten eggs. Dad says the reason it smells so bad is because Old Faithful is really a monster that farts ever 40-90 minutes! While I know better then that (I’m not that naïve anymore, Dad!), I was starting to think we shouldn’t have eaten eggs that morning for breakfast… Continue reading →

We did add a few more stops to our trip before leaving, though, hitting the Mud Volcanoes, the Lower and Upper Falls, and Tower Fall. We also saw tons of bison before leaving the park, as well as pronghorns.